Football: Pinellas Park 32, Sarasota 7
SARASOTA — Pinellas Park was just too much for Sarasota on Friday night in a Class 7A region quarterfinal. The visiting Patriots came out with a game plan of pounding the rock and playing solid...
View ArticleFootball: East Lake 13, Palmetto 12
TARPON SPRINGS — Tested, testy and tense like it hadn’t been all season, No. 2-ranked East Lake held on for a 13-12 win over Palmetto on Friday night in the Class 7A, Region 3 quarterfinals. East Lake...
View ArticleFootball: Plant 42, Orlando Boone 3
TAMPA — Plant played a near-perfect first half and coach Robert Weiner stayed perfect in playoff openers. Sparked by Mazzi Wilkins’ interception return for a touchdown on the game’s second play from...
View ArticleFootball: Orlando Dr. Phillips 37, Wharton 10
ORLANDO — Wharton hadn’t been able to sustain a long drive all night. In fact, its only score through three quarters — a 27-yard field goal right before halftime — came after Orlando Dr. Phillips’...
View ArticleFootball: Springstead 21, Citrus 6
SPRING HILL — Intimidation tactics and aggressive play up to and sometimes after the whistle did not ruffle Springstead this time around. Citrus, the lone team to solve the Eagles this season, failed...
View ArticleColumn: Jefferson QB Porter unstoppable in second half
LARGO — Largo defenders went to bed Friday night, I imagine, with visions of Jefferson quarterback Deiondre Porter dancing in their heads. The Packers contained him in the first two quarters, kept him...
View ArticleFootball: East Bay 34, Gaither 14
GIBSONTON — It took 40 years, but East Bay got it right after winning its second district title in school history. The Indians followed up their first district crown since 1973 with their first...
View ArticleFootball: Jefferson 25, Largo 17
LARGO — Pinned on his own 5-yard line and trailing by five early in the fourth quarter Friday night, Jefferson quarterback Deiondre Porter told his team it was time to get going. The Dragons sputtered...
View ArticleFootball: Tarpon Springs 31, Anclote 0
HOLIDAY — As the final minutes wound down, visiting fans began chanting, “Na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye.” The clock ran out Friday, and the song gave way to raucous cheering. Tarpon Springs...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Nominations for Nov. 9-15
Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover, then we turn the voting over to our readers. These nominations span Saturday, Nov....
View ArticleSunday Morning QB, playoff edition
Five things we learned Friday night 1. First round’s pretty predictable. Friday pitted the runners-up from one district against champions from another. The runners-up who did win — Pinellas Park,...
View ArticleBoys state swimming: Palm Harbor U. boys win third title
STUART — Palm Harbor University High’s boys cemented their status as the bay area’s preeminent swimming dynasty, outscoring Sarasota Riverview 276-219 at the Class 4A state meet Saturday to win their...
View ArticleGirls state swimming: East Lake's Aitchison wins four golds
STUART — East Lake’s Alexandra Aitchison, a member of the Canadian junior national swim team, moved from Arizona this summer to train year-round and face better competition. The end result came at...
View ArticleFHSAA looks into fight after Palmetto-East Lake game
The Florida High School Athletic Association is investigating a postgame altercation in which a Palmetto High coach is accused of throwing a punch at East Lake High receiver George Campbell in...
View ArticleRobinson S Brandon Peters picks Youngstown State
Robinson safety Brandon Peters has orally committed to Youngstown State, Knights coach Shawn Taylor said Monday morning in a text message. Peters, a senior, had 50 tackles and two interceptions this...
View ArticlePasco's Stancil signs to play baseball at Saint Leo
Pasco senior infielder Lane Stancil signed his letter of intent with Saint Leo's baseball team Monday. Stancil joins his brother, Cole, who redshirted as a freshman but appeared in 23 games with the...
View ArticleHomeTeam Hot Shots: Winners for Nov. 9-15
A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week.Female Hot Shot: Taylor Anderson, MitchellSport: SwimmingSkinny: Anderson was the only North Suncoast swimmer to take the gold in an event at the...
View ArticleYoung talent strives to keep Newsome soccer at top of its game
LITHIA — Taylor McNeff remembers standing with a friend on the metal bleachers, a seventh-grader swept up in the frenzied atmosphere of a packed stadium witnessing a classic between nationally ranked...
View ArticleSpringstead players, coaches learn from one another on soccer field
SPRING HILL — At the beginning of each season, Haleigh McDuff dumps handfuls of glitter into the bottom of her bag, enough to last an entire season. Before each game she scoops out enough to sprinkle...
View ArticleGirls soccer: Nature Coast gets scoring help from all over
BROOKSVILLE — Nature Coast and Springstead were the elite programs in Hernando County last season, and following an undefeated start for both squads through six matches, the same seemed true this...
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